September 9, 2016 - The WAN Show Document

[LinusTech]

 

Soundcloud link tbd

 

Main News Topics

Apple’s iPhone 7 Event

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/654980-apple-2016-key OP: Maybach123

Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/7/12813622/apple-keynote-2016-iphone-7-eve

Source 3: http://www.wired.com/2016/09/heres-everything-apple-announced-today/

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Announced

• Same display as the iPhone 6s, 4.7-inches

  • Apple says the display is 25% brighter than it’s predecessor

• Static home button with no physical click

  • Pressure-sensitive, including “haptic feedback”

• Water resistant

  • IP-67

• No headphone jack

  • Apples “earpods” will connect through the Lightning connector port

  • An adapter comes in the box

  • Apple pushing the airpods that connect wirelessly to device, releasing in October

  • Can’t listen to music through lightning port and charge at the same time

• New camera

  • Adds a larger aperture to the 12MP camera

    • Optical image stabilization

  • iPhone 7 Plus gets an additional 56mm telephoto lens on the back that works like a built-in zoom feature

• New front facing camera

  • 7MP up from 5MP, now including auto-image stabilization

• Stereo speakers

  • Second speaker, now with a speaker at the bottom and top of the phone

• Longer battery life

  • Apple estimates 12 hours of LTE browsing on the iPhone 7, with the iPhone 7 plus clocking in 2 more hours on top of that

    • Apple hasn’t stated the exact capacity as of yet

• Faster processor

  • New A10 Fusion chip is a 64-bit, quad-core processor that Apple says is 40% faster than last years A9 processor

• Higher capacities

  • 32GB, 128GB, 256GB capacities

• Colors

  • Glossy jet black, matte black, gold, silver, rose gold (jet black available only available in 128GB and 256GB variants)

• Pre-orders start September 9th

  • Launches Sep 16th

  • iPhone 7

    • 32GB = $899 CAD, 128GB = $1029 CAD, 256GB = $1159 CAD

  • iPhone 7 Plus

    • 32GB = $1049 CAD. 128GB = $1179 CAD, 256GB = $1309 CAD

Twitter #iphone7wan

We asked on Twitter through @LinusTech: “What iPhone 7 features do you want us to talk about on the WAN Show? Tweet with #iPhone7WAN to let us know!

https://twitter.com/LinusTech/status/773675330397573121

 

Responses: https://twitter.com/search?q=iphone7wan&src=typd&lang=en

AirPods

Product Page: http://www.apple.com/ca/airpods/?afid=p238%7CsG93Tx7Eo-dc_mti

iOS 10 Arriving September 13

Source: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/new-product/apple/ios-10-release-date-new-f

List of devices that can support iOS 10

Some new features include:

• New emojis

• Moisture detection for the lightning port, message will pop up for you to remove the cable to avoid damage

• Lock screen

  • Redesigned so you can see notifications, plus date and time without pressing any buttons

• Control centre

  • Now splits over multiple screens, with music and video control on the second screen and shortcuts on the third

• Keyboard

  • Quicktype brings Siri intelligence to the iOS keyboard, with improved predictive text and suggestions

  • New click sound for different keys

• Camera app

  • Support for taking RAW pictures

• Map

  • Redesigned maps app, with easy-access controls and an option that will allow it to remember where you parked your car

• Music

  • Simpler, emphasises features that you use everyday. Also has onscreen lyrics as well

• Phone App

  • Can read transcripts of voicemail messages

• Other stuff as well

Apple Watch Series 2

Source: http://www.techradar.com/news/wearables/apple-watch-2-release-date-news-and-

• New features include:

  • Built-in GPS chip

  • Waterproof up to 50 meters

  • Boasts a brighter display

  • September 16th release date

  • $369 USD

New Mario Game for iOS (Android Later)

Source: http://kotaku.com/official-new-mario-game-announced-for-ios-1786329332

• It’ll be free to download with a set purchase price

  • Nintendo says it’s “coming soon,” but will be out this holiday season

• They do plan to release on Android at some point in the future

Description from the App Store

• You constantly move forward through the courses while using a variety of jumps to navigate

• Will offer three distinct modes:

  • First mode features challenge courses for you to complete

  • Second mode, you challenge play data of other people’s courses

  • Third mode, you can create your own mushroom kingdom using coins collected by playing the first two modes

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Sony Launches AMD “Polaris” Powered PlayStation 4 PRO

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/656468-ps4-p OP: asim1999

Source 2: http://wccftech.com/ps4-slim-new-standard-model-releases-september-15th-299/

Source 3: https://www.techpowerup.com/225653/sony-launches-amd-polaris-po

• PS4 Pro isn’t meant to succeed the PS4, and is still a “current generation” console

  • All of the games made for PS4 Pro will still work on a regular PS4

• What sets it apart is higher-resolution game rendering that looks best on 4K UHD TVs

• PS4 Pro features an all new semi-custom SoC designed by Sony and AMD

• CPU will stick to the “Jaguar/Puma” architecture with 8 cores

  • Will feature high CPU clock speeds

  • 8GB GDDR5 memory is said to run at a higher clock as well

  • Bolstered by lossless memory compression technology by AMD

• GPU is based on the “Polaris” GPU architecture

• Console will be compatible with PS-VR

• Starts at $399 USD

• Launches Nov 4

VR Adoption Among Steam Users has Crashed to a Halt

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/656488-venture-beat-look-a OP: Master Disaster

Source 2: http://venturebeat.com/2016/09/02/vr-adoption-among-steam-users-has-cr

• Number of new HTC Vive owners on Steam only grew 0.3% in July and remained flat in August

  • According to a survey of customers that use Steam, conducted by Valve

• Oculus saw similar results of 0.3% in July and 0.1% in August

  • At this point only 0.10% of Steam users own the Rift, and only 0.18% own the Vive

• July and August are important because they are the first months where both HTC and Oculus no longer has supply constraints

  • Consumers could buy the units online or even in person most places instantly

 

Rapid Fire

Norway and Facebook Clash Over News Censorship

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/657542-norway-and-face OP: Sakkura

Source 2: http://www.wsj.com/articles/norway-accuses-facebook-of-censorship

Source 3: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/09/facebook-deletes-norway-p

• Norway’s largest newspaper has published a front-page open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

  • Lambasting the company’s decision to censor a historic photograph of the Vietnam war

  • Calling Zuckerberg to recognize and live up to his role as “the world’s most powerful editor”

• What happened is that the writer was suspended from posting on Facebook for 24 hours

  • He posted a historic Vietnam war image of a naked girl fleeing from her napalm-bombed village

• They then published a story discussing and criticizing the deletion of the image

  • That post was also removed for containing the same image

• Notice from Facebook explains that any images with nudity in them will be removed

• Espen Hansen, editor-in-chief and CEO of Aftenposten accused Zuckerberg of “abusing his power”

• After this, the prime minister of Norway, Erna Solberg decided to speak out about the situation

  • She did this on Facebook, but several of her posts on the topic were also removed

• An anonymous Facebook spokesperson responded to the newspaper stating:

  • “While we recognize that this photo is iconic, it’s difficult to create a distinction between allowing a photograph of a nude child in one instance and not others. We try to find the right balance between enabling people to express themselves while maintaining a safe and respectful experience for our global community. Our solutions won’t always be perfect, but we will continue to try to improve our policies and the ways in which we apply them.”

  • Facebook has since backed down and allowed the posting of this image

Belkin - not Apple - Comes to the rescue with an iPhone 7 Headphone and charge dongle

Source 1: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/09/the-iphone-7s-first-headphone-and-charge-d

• Add-on that will get you back to the old days comes courtesy of Belkin

• One complaint about the new iPhone 7 is that with wired headphones users can’t charge their phone and listen to music at the same time

  • Device from Belkin is essentially a lightning port splitter

• Will cost $40 USD

• To launch on October 10th

FAA ‘Strongly Advises’ Passengers not to bring Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Planes

Source 1: http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/8/12856734/faa-samsung-galaxy-note-7-wa

@FAANews statement on Twitter

• Sep 8th, “In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Federal Aviation Administration strongly advises passengers not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage.”

(RUMOR) Oculus Touch Price and Date Accidently Uploaded

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/657143-oculus-touch-pr OP: Kubuksa

Source 2: https://linustechtips.com/main/uploads/monthly_2016_09/2001223429.png.1f24da

Picture from Media Markt Leaked

Alphabet Partners with Chipotle to Deliver Burritos Using Drones

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/656991-who-here- OP: shermantanker

Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/8/12851384/alphabet-google-chipotle-dro

• Teaming up with fast chain Chipotle to test drone delivery for Virginia Tech students

• Pilot program gives Alphabet’s Project Wing division room to experiment with airborne burrito deliveries

• Drones, will be a hybrid aircraft that can both fly and hover in place

  • Will make deliveries coordinated by a Chipotle food truck on campus

• “It’s the first time that we’re actually out there delivering stuff to people who want that stuff,” Project Wing head Dave Vos tells Bloomberg

• Drones will be guided predominantly by software

  • Human pilots will be on hand to assume control if necessary

  • Aircraft is prohibited from flying directly over human beings

LINUS - Google Chrome to Disallow Backspace Button as a ‘Back’ Button

Source 1: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/16/05/19/2041232/google-chrome-to-disallow-ba

• Future version of Chrome will stop the backspace button from also functioning as a “back” button

  • Has been rolled out to some degree

  • Linus just had this happen to him

• Reasoning being that people would hit the button thinking they were deleting a word from a form, but would then go back one page and lose all of the work they’ve done

Corsair Releases New RGB Fans, Chassis and More!

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/653571-corsair-rele OP: UltraNeonGaming

Source 2: http://www.corsair.com/en/landing/rgb

• HD120 RGB & SP120 RGB Fans

  • Individually controlled LEDs

  • Plug and play with the SP120 RGB’s vibrant lighting and vivid animations

• Crystal 460X

  • Tempered glass

  • “Direct Airflow Technology”

• Polaris

  • LED powered mousepad

• Cue 2

Turing Phone Cadenza to Feature Dual Snapdragon 830 Chips

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/653507-turing OP: randomhkkid

Source 2: http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=1d34480bd339567cb5c193ac8&id=55

Source 3: http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-Turing-Phone-Cadenza-specs-are-too-ridicul

Source 4: http://techfrag.com/2016/09/07/turing-phone-dual-snapdragon-830/

• Turing robotics has revealed plans for the future of their Turing phone

  • Described as part of the ‘Outer Blueprint’ program

    • Supposed to be a “leading edge” program to realize the next generation of mobile devices

• People are skeptical

Specifications

• 5.8-inch display with Quad HD (2560×1440) resolution

• Dual Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 SoCs

• 12GB RAM (6GB LPDDR4X x 2)

• 512GB onboard storage + two microSD card slots (up to 256GB each)

• 60MP “quad rear camera” with “Triplet Lens / T1.2” and “iMAX 6K”

• 20MP “dual front camera”

• 1Gbps/60GHz WiGig support

• “Advanced AI Voice-Authenticated Power On/Off”

• 2400mAh Graphene Supercapacitor Battery + 1600mAh Li-Ion Hydrogen Fuelcell (!)

• Graphene Oxide composite bodywork with Liquid Metal 2.0 Structural Frame

• Quad Nano-SIM support

• Qualcomm Bluetooth aptX audio

• Marshall London Global Equalizer

• Company saying the phone will release sometime in 2017

Half-Life 3 Confirmed?

Sauce: http://i.imgur.com/WhqWiCT.jpg

For-profit College ITT Technical Institute Shuts Down

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/656363-for-profit-college OP: Daring

Source 2: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/09/07/itt-tech-shuts-down-all-campuses

• After months of sanctions and years of investigations and lawsuits, ITT Educational Services announced the closure of all ITT Tech for-profit campuses

  • 130 campuses in total

  • Closures will affect more than 40,000 students and 8,000 employees

    • As of Tuesday, ITT cut back its operations to about 200 employees who will assist students to receive their records, facilitate transfers to other institutions, and assist elsewhere

• For-profit’s collapse means taxpayers will have to cover approximately $500 million in federal student loans owed by current and recent ITT Tech students

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Raspberry Pi Sells Over 10 Million Computers

Source 1: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/raspberry-pi-sales-10-million/

• Four years since it went on sale to developers, it’s sold 10 million units

  • Remains the UK’s best-selling computer ever

• Dreamed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to bring computer science and coding into schools

  • Became more than that, with hobbyists purchasing the computer as well

• Sells for just £4

  • Coupled with ARM-based hardware and easy access open-source software

  • Used in everything from smart home controllers and media centres, all the way to robots and science projects

• “We thought our lifetime volumes might amount to ten thousand units-if we were lucky,” wrote Raspberry co-founder Eben Upton in a blog post

Google Moving Towards a More Secure Web

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/657154-google-chrome-to-gra OP: Anio!

Source 2: https://security.googleblog.com/2016/09/moving-towards-more-secure-web.html?m=1

• Chrome indicates connection security with an icon in the address bar

  • Beginning in Jan, 2017, they’ll be marking HTTP sites that transmit passwords or credit cards as non-secure

• Chrome currently indicates HTTP connections with a neutral indicator

• Studies show that users do not perceive the lack of a “secure” icon as a warning

[Tech_Dreamer]

ferhst! #1

[kittycannon]

6 minutes ago, Tech_Dreamer said:

ferhst! #1

Congrats...

 

(slow clap)

[PenPoint]

Yay!

[Tech_Dreamer]

1 minute ago, kittycannon said:

Congrats...

 

(who cares)

 

[kittycannon]

4 minutes ago, Tech_Dreamer said:

 

noice

[Snadzies]

I totally want 30 second or whatever fast as possible reviews.

I would 100% seriously throw $5 or something a month towards a patreon for those videos.

[DatDrumBoi]

Why am i having fun reading this after watching the WAN Show.. 

[Space Reptile]

5 hours ago, LinusTech said:

Half-Life 3 Confirmed?

Sauce: http://i.imgur.com/WhqWiCT.jpg

Proper sauce http://xkcd.com/1477/

[SteveGrabowski0]

It's not PeasantStation 4, it's PoorStation 4.

[BuckGup]

RIP night theme users. Also I like the new camera

[TheMM]

11 hours ago, LinusTech said:

LINUS - Google Chrome to Disallow Backspace Button as a ‘Back’ Button

Source 1: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/16/05/19/2041232/google-chrome-to-disallow-ba

• Future version of Chrome will stop the backspace button from also functioning as a “back” button

  • Has been rolled out to some degree

  • Linus just had this happen to him

• Reasoning being that people would hit the button thinking they were deleting a word from a form, but would then go back one page and lose all of the work they’ve done

There is a Chrome Extension from Google, which brings the Backspace back.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/go-back-with-backspace/eekailopagacbcdloonjhbiecobagjci?hl=en

[Coolslammer]

 

[Nuggets]

Dang it! Coolslammer beat me to it, but here's my version. lol!

[SamKenney]

I would be interested in 30-120 second fast as possible product reviews or hot topics. After watching you on wan show talk about it, it reminded my of the "don't blink" recap for apple's live event. Using this kinda format for reviews with quick voice overs (dead pan delivery would be quite funny) or text/images on screen.

[Francis_Xavierr]

15 hours ago, Snadzies said:

I totally want 30 second or whatever fast as possible reviews.

I would 100% seriously throw $5 or something a month towards a patreon for those videos.

You should just keep your full review on LTT and the quick review on tech quickie while using the graphs in both videos... (I would watch all 3)

[Ronda]

This seemed to have a more mellow than usual tone. I rather enjoyed it.

[ESPImperium]

On a side note, what happened to Luke and him in the 'workbench' section. The section where he proved airflow didn't affect temps at all.

 

Would like to see him tackle the i5 6600K and GTX 1070/1080 bottleneck issue that is going on at the moment.

 

The workbench needs to return, even if it was on a once a month basis, id be happy. More Myth-Busting is needed.

[The Knome]

So put simply, its not just me thats peeved off with Chrome about disabling the backspace button?
ITS SO STUPID.

About as stupid as those few people who actually have an issue with it.

To the rest of us, its a very simple very quick way of moving about on the web.

[xnamkcor]

How is it hard to water protect a headphone jack? You can completely short a headphone jack and no damage occurs to the electronics.